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OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Full-time, part-time day and evening programs. • Unique Sunset Program offers classes for fulltime students after 2 p.m. • Combined JD/MBA program offered in conjunction with OCU’s Meinders School of Business Visit us online at http://www.okcu.edu/law or contact us toll-free at 866-529-6281 ing opportunity to come in on the ground floor of a new law school,” Brooks said. “The challenge and opportunity of coming in and being able to be in this creative process is to be able to shape these programs and do so in an environment where there is a shared vision of having a goal of creating a law school. In a very real and genuine way that brings together theory and practice.” Risk takers Michelle Payne, a 2L, said she never really thought it was a risk to attend Drexel. “I did my research beforehand and knew about the president’s reputation and was very confident that there wasn’t going to be an accreditation problem,” she said. “To be a member of an inaugurating class is exciting, cool and fun. There are opportunities for us to shape the way the school is going to be.” Payne said she was first interested in attending Northeastern, but when she heard that Drexel was doing a co-op approach, there was no question that she was going to stay in her home state and attend Drexel. “I’m starting to find through this experience, it’s more about what I’m going to be able to do that’s in cohort with my own mission statement,” Payne said. Brooks said there is a certain amount of energy that goes into preparing for the accrediting bodies. Now that the law school has crossed that threshold, they can refine and develop the upper level curriculum. “We can now take experimental learning to the next level and build a very strong core into the curriculum,” Brooks said. Dean Dennis said the law school is still building the linkages between the medical and engineering school. They’ve also hired four new staff members to begin teaching in the fall. “We’re working on stuff that all other law schools are working on now that accreditation has been granted,” Dennis said. “Every month now we’re feeling more established than new.” Many political figures in the Philly area have had much to say about Drexel’s recent accreditation, but no one is more proud than the law school’s staff and students. “No matter what you read about Drexel and the law school right now, it’s never going to show you how good it actually is,” Payne said. “It’s just great, and I couldn’t imagine having a law school experience anywhere else.” See yourself in a diverse and supportive atmosphere. Seattle University School of Law is described as one of the law schools where students are “most likely to encounter classmates from different racial or ethnic groups.” Almost 30 percent of the students are persons of color, and faculty and staff represent a broad spectrum of backgrounds. To learn more about our school, please contact Seattle University School of Law Ofﬁce of Admission 206-398-4200, toll-free 1-800-471-1767 E-mail: lawadmis@seattleu.edu Web: www.law.seattleu.edu Seattle University School of Law Standing for excellence. Reaching for justice. 14 preLaw http://www.okcu.edu/law http://www.okcu.edu/law http://www.law.seattleu.edu http://www.law.seattleu.edu http://www.tjsl.edu http://www.tjsl.edu

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preLaw Magazine - Spring 2008 Contents From the Editor For the Record Large Gender Gap Remains Among Political Hopefuls Man Charged in LSAT Scam Barry Dean Recognized New Report Examines Legal Ed Drexel Receives Accredidation New Mexico No. 1 for Hispanics A Film Journey in Law A Law Student at Last Debt Salvation Great Law Schools for Minorities Grad Opts Out of Big Firm Job Specialties Helpful Advice

preLaw Magazine - Spring 2008

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